A Pathetic Lie

Clara watched from a distance as the woman roughly pulled the child around, her brow furrowing. "Is that woman really the kid's mother? If she's really the heiress you mentioned, would she be treated like this?"

"I don't know that woman," Paige said, shaking her head. "But when the kid's father was with her, he acted super loving—didn't look fake to me."

Clara couldn't hold back any longer. She pu